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What needs to happen for us to live sustainable?
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-push for regulations
- use natural capital - use renewable resources |
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Sustainability:
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the earth's ability to recover from the changing environment.
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What is the resource efficiency equation?
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REU= materials used/ units of goods.
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What is acidity?
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the ability for elements to dissolve in substances. measured by pH.
basic= >7 neutral = 7 acidic < 7 |
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What is the difference between inorganic compound and organic?
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inorganic- w/o carbon.
organic- with carbon. |
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What is a molecule?
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building blocks for compounds
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What is an isotope?
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same atomic, but different atomic masses because neutrons and electrons dont equal.
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What is nuclear Fission? Fussion?
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Fission is the making lighter elements. Fusion is making larger elements.
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What is the equation for mass equivalents?
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E= mc^2
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What is an Ion?
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positive charge, when protons and electrons dont equal. show acidity
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What is the asthenosphere?
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the upper mantle that is partially melted, that moves the tectonic plates.
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What are the actually green house gases?
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CO2, N2O, CH4, CFCs
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What is the soil equation?
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s= f( Pm, C, R, B, T)
parent material climate relief (terrain) biota time |
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What are the core parts?
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inner core- ball of rock.
outer core- melted rock. |
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What is desposition?
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its in the rock cycle where the rocks sit there.
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What are minerals?
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elements and inorganic compounds that are crystalline
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What are the four things that the atmosphere does and controls?
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Climate, uv protection, movement of elements, humans affect it
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What is the process of UV protection?
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Through solar formation and solar destruction.
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What makes weather different in different places?
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uneven heating of the Earth.
cell circulation, and geography |
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What is a community?
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different populations interacting with each other
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What is microbial
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one celled organism.
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What is prokaryotic? and eukaryotic cells?
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prokaryotic- w/o nucleus
eukaryotic- w/ nucleus |
